By Jayne Caron, ’10, The Lens Section Editor, and Kathryn Black, ’11, The Lens Editor

Country Day hit its stride in the 1950s and established a reputation as the premier secondary school in town. Enrollment was up and the Upper School of 1952 was the largest to-date in the school’s history. Families from all over the country, and even some from overseas, came to Cincinnati and enrolled their sons in CCDS.  The Scroll grew in stature as well, assuming more of the role and format of a typical newspaper.  Its stylistic maturity was evident in the wit of many of its features—the annual April Fool’s Day edition and the recurring “’Nuff Said” columns in particular. Containing both informative and interesting articles, The Scroll of the 1950s was a reliable and entertaining source of information, and its growth and development mirrored that of the school.

In an April Fool’s Day edition, The Scroll claims that students drink the devil’s blood and the assistant headmaster stole the school’s funds.

While only ten seniors graduated in 1950, CCDS hosted a spring formal, a father-son dinner, and a spring play.

Eight new teachers and 21 new boys entered the Upper School and Mr. Hopple took over the reins of the Middle School:

Scroll staff found the lighter side of their small community in the recurring “Nuff Said” column: